Light emitting panel assemblies
First Claim
1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member having a light emitting surface, a light transition area, and a light source embedded or potted in said light transition area so as to eliminate any air interface between said light source and said light transition area.
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Abstract
Light emitting panel assemblies include light emitting panel members and one or more light sources positioned/embedded in a light transition area, which increases the efficiency of light entering the panel members along the light input area to be emitted from one or more light emitting surfaces along the length of the panel members. Light may be reflected or refracted by a surface which changes the path of a portion of light such that it enters the input area of the panel member at a more acceptable angle. A uniform light output distribution may be produced by utilizing a pattern of light extracting deformities.
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- 1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member having a light emitting surface, a light transition area, and a light source embedded or potted in said light transition area so as to eliminate any air interface between said light source and said light transition area.
- 96. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member having a light extracting surface, a light transition area, and a light source bonded to said light transition area so as to eliminate any air interface between said light source and said light transition area.
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